Thursday, 25 March 2010

I love making cushions from vintage children's fabric. I think I enjoy making these the most - it's not because I now have a child as I loved making them even before I became a mum! I think it's a form of escapism! The top one has some fabric designed by Dick Bruna.

I'm pleased to see that the fabric I designed for Volksfaden fabrics is now available. It's called Tortoises and is organic cotton printed with herbal dyes. Other new designs by Heather Moore, Ellen Giggenbach, Sandra Monat and Hitomi Kimura are also available.

Have been having lots of fun making these giant magnets from old vintage wooden puzzles from the 70s. I've used extra strong magnets for strength. My 2 year old loves them and plays with them on the radiators!

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About Me

I'm Jane Foster and I'm an illustrator designer. I run a small business in Devon called Jane Foster Designs selling Scandinavian inspired quirky toys, screen prints, cushions and bags. I design everything from my studio and screen print almost everything myself. All the toys and cushions are made here in Devon by myself (and sometimes a few other local women) thus keeping the carbon footprint down. My partner Jim also helps with the business and is incredibly supportive. We have a seven year old daughter who also loves being creative in our studio and playing with the toys!

I've had two Craft books published by Pavilion books (Fun With Fabric and Creative Craft With Kids) and my first two pre-school books are being published May 2015 by Templar books.

Around 20 of my prints are published by The Art Group. I've recently been working with the company Make International who are producing mugs, glasses and kitchen textiles with my designs on.